I haven't participated in this thread to date but thought I would pass on a little something for you guys to chuckle at that Cutter's boating thread reminded me of.

I use a 12 ga. flare gun on the boat for 'security' more than the actual 12 ga. scatter gun that I bought for such purposes.

So far the 3 times I have needed a 'detterant' was at night, the method of choice for liberating a boat from it's owner in the Islands is to creep aboard at night, when darkness (and hopefully sleep) covers their approach. The offenders are usually young men who if even armed at all only have knives. They approach by means of rowing a small boat. A flare or two straight at them and a round of buckshot in the air is a convincing arguement to a boat load of unarmed, VERY exposed, young men.

Let me tell you, a 12 ga. flare shell is an impressive sight skipping across calm water at night, it's enough to put the fear of God in the most atheistic of young men.

It's also kind of surprising just how fast those kids can row away, I never knew a rowboat could produce a wake before ...

Best of luck.

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